moratorium

Example Sentences

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Though the moratorium remains in effect, more changes to the prevailing legislative thinking on staircases could be coming soon.

From Los Angeles Times

In 2023, Kenya introduced a moratorium on new developments in the Maasai Mara game reserve in response to concerns that poorly regulated tourism development was stifling the migration and ecosystem.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lawmakers on the other side say a moratorium would only be appropriate if Congress had traction on a federal AI bill.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We want a moratorium on further expansion of data centres until they pose no threat to our climate and carbon budgets," she said.

From Barron's

But Brazilian opponents of the agreement last week demanded the Supreme Court - the highest court in the country – reopen an investigation into whether the moratorium amounts to anti-competitive behaviour.

From BBC